This craftsman's action-oriented films are often singled out for their lush cinematography. Early on, Hyams distinguished himself as a quadruple threat, fulfilling the duties of writer, producer, director and cinematographer, or some combination thereof, on many of his cinematic outings.Originally a jazz drummer and then a new anchor at CBS, a post he left to cover the Vietnam War (about which he made a documentary), Hyams launched a film career producing and scripting "T.R. Baskin" (1970), which starred Candice Bergen as a naive girl having her first fling with big city life. This led the way
